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Last 5 Year NEET Biology Question Paper Analysis

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Shreshtha Mishra • 4 Mins read • 16 Apr 25
Last 5 Year NEET Biology Question Paper AnalysisLast 5 Year NEET Biology Question Paper Analysis

Are you are looking for a one-time analysis of the Biology subject paper of the NEET examination, move ahead. Here is the altogether analysis of the last 5 years' biology question paper trend (2019 - 2024). 

It was observed over the years that the easiest part of the NEET examination is the Biology part; one should focus more on this part as it is scoring and high weightage of 50% of marks. Here you go with the analysis.


NEET Biology 2024 Question Paper Analysis

  • The portion of Biology in the NEET 2024 question paper was 50% of the total questions, which is 90 questions out of 360 marks. 
  • Maximum questions were mainly asked from the class XII syllabus, such as Human Physiology, which received the most weightage, and Ecology, which received the least weightage. 
  • It was subdivided into two parts: Zoology and Botany. 

Zoology

  • It was observed that the Zoology section was much easier than the Botany section. 
  • The difficulty level of Zoology and concepts was easy to moderate. Nearly 30% of questions were easy. 
  • The maximum questions asked from this sections were from Animal Husbandry, Biotechnology, Human Reproduction, and Biomolecules.

Botany

  • The botany section was comparatively harder than the zoology part. 
  • A major part of the questions was from Genetics, cell and cell cycle, diversity of life, and structural organization of plants.

Check Out :NEET Biology Question Paper 2024

NEET Biology 2023 Question Paper Analysis

It was concluded by experts that the 2023 NEET Biology Question paper was the easiest section among all 3 sections, but botany was a time-consuming section, check the table for details.

Particulars

Analysis

Difficulty Level of Zoology

Easy

Difficulty Level of Botany

Easy but time-consuming

Topics with the highest weightage in Zoology

Human health & diseases, reproduction, human physiology, molecular basis of inheritance

Topics with the highest weightage in Botany

Plant physiology, reproduction, biomolecules

Number of Good Attempts in Zoology

38-42

Number of Good Attempts in Botany

38-42

Time Aspect

Botany was a bit time-taking


NEET Biology 2022 Question Paper Analysis

The NEET Biology 2022 Question paper was easy, there were 49 questions asked from the class XI syllabus and 51 from the XII syllabus. Candidates can check the details mentioned below.

Particulars

Analysis

Difficulty Level of Zoology

Easy

Difficulty Level of Botany

Easy

Topics with highest weightage in Zoology

  • Human Physiology (11 questions)
  • Reproduction (7 questions)
  • Biology & Human Welfare (6-7 questions)
  • Tissues
  • Inheritance

Topics with highest weightage in Botany

  • Molecular basis of inheritance & Principles of variation & inheritance (10-12 questions)
  • Cell and Cell cycle
  • Flowering plants (8-10 questions)
  • Plant physiology (13 questions)

Number of questions from class XI syllabus

49

Number of questions from class XII syllabus

51

Number of Good Attempts in Zoology

38-42

Number of Good Attempts in Botany

38-42


NEET Biology 2021 Question Paper Analysis

  • The difficulty level of the NEET 2021 Question paper was easy to moderate. 
  • The questions were based on the 11th &12th NCERT syllabus. 
  • Botany’s part was considered easy to moderate. 
  • The zoology part was of moderate difficulty

Questions from class XI

Class

Difficulty Level

Easy

Medium

Difficult

Total

XI

Cell & Cell Cycle

2

0

3

5

XI

Diversity of Life

2

2

1

5

XI

Plant Physiology

3

1

4

8

XI

Structural Organization of Plants

1

0

4

1

XI

Biomolecules

1

0

1

2


Questions from class XII

Class

Difficulty Level

Easy

Medium

Difficult

XII

Biology in Human Welfare

0

O

1

XII

Ecology

0

2

1

XII

Reproduction & Sexual Reproduction

2

2

0

XII

Genetics

1

1

4

XII

Animal Husbandry & Biotechnology

3

2

2

XII

Evolution: Theories & Evidence

0

1

0


NEET Biology 2020 Question Paper Analysis

  • In the 2020 Biology question paper for NEET, it was observed that the questions are conceptual based.
  • A number of questions were twisted and complex on intermediate level.
  • The Zoology part was cracked by those students who had conceptual knowledge of class 11th and advanced knowledge on class 12th syllabus.
  • Botany part was difficult in comparison to previous years.


Questions from Botany Class XI

Table with the difficulty level and important chapters of class XI Botany is mentioned below.

Class

Difficulty Level

Easy

Medium

Difficult

XI

Cell & Cell Cycle

1

1

4

XI

Diversity of Life

1

3

1

XI

Plant Physiology

3

2

4

XI

Structural Organisation of Plants

3

0

2


Questions from Botany Class XII

Table with the difficulty level and important chapters of class XII Botany is mentioned below.

Class

Difficulty Level

Easy

Medium

Difficult

XII

Biology in Human Welfare

0

1

1

XII

Ecology

2

2

3

XII

Reproduction & Sexual Reproduction

1

1

0

XII

Genetics

2

1

4


Questions from Zoology Class XI

Table with the difficulty level and important chapters of class XI Zoology is mentioned below.

Class

Difficulty Level

Easy

Medium

Difficult

XI

Animal Kingdom

2

2

1

XI

Human Physiology

1

7

4

XI

Biomolecules

3

2

1

XI

Structural Organisation in Animals

1

0

1


Questions from Zoology Class XII

Table with the difficulty level and important chapters of class XII Zoology is mentioned below.

Class

Difficulty Level

Easy

Medium

Difficult

XII

Animal Husbandry & Biotechnology

3

4

3

XII

Evolution: Theories & Evidences

3

0

1

XII

Human Health & Diseases

0

3

1

XII

Human Reproduction & Reproductive Health

0

2

2


NEET Biology 2019 Question Paper Analysis

  • 2019 Biology NEET exam was the simplest portion of all three portions.
  • Questions were based on NCERT books.
  • Only 4 questions were considered difficult and the rest were on a scale of easy to moderate.


Questions from Botany

Table with the difficulty level and important chapters of Botany is mentioned below.

Topics

Easy

Medium

Difficult

Plant Diversity

2

5

1

Ecology

3

8

0

Cell Biology and Cell division

1

4

0

Plant Morphology

2

0

0

Biomolecule

0

1

0

Plant Physiology

3

3

1

Plant reproduction

3

2

0

Genetics & Biotechnology

9

7

0

Plant Anatomy

3

1

0

Total

26

31

2


Questions from Zoology

Table with the difficulty level and important chapters of Zoology is mentioned below.

Topics

Easy

Medium

Difficult

Animal Diversity

2

2

0

Structural Organisation in Animal

1

0

0

Human Physiology

8

6

1

Human Reproduction and Reproductive health

3

0

2

Origin and Evolution

3

0

0

Human Health and Diseases

2

0

1


Key Takeaways from Last Five Year NEET Biology Question Paper Analysis

  • Biology in NEET is concept based and student need to cover all XI and XII NCERT books.
  • Biology is having half of the exam weightage.
  • Difficulty level of this portion is easy to moderate.
  • Most asked questions from these repeated topics in last 5 years are Plant Physiology, Biomolecules, Ecology, and Genetics.

Best of luck for your NEET preparation!